Banana Cake with Nutella Ganache – light, moist banana cake drizzled with a creamy Nutella ganache, it’s the perfect dessert any time!

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Step 1: Ingredients

2 cups all-purpose flour

1½ teaspoons baking soda

½ teaspoon sea salt

¼ teaspoon cinnamon

Dash of nutmeg

3 medium well-ripe bananas

1 teaspoon lemon juice (approx. half lemon)

¾ cup butter, room temperature

1 cup granulated sugar

¼ cup brown sugar

2 eggs, room temperature

1½ teaspoons vanilla extract

¾ cup plain greek yogurt

¾ cup nutella

⅓ cup + 2 Tablespoons heavy cream

Pinch of sea salt

Optional: top with crushed pistachios

Step 2: Cake Directions

1. Preheat oven to 300°F. Butter or grease a bundt pan.

2. Sift together flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg.

3. Mash together ripe bananas and lemon juice. Set aside.

4. In an electric mixer, cream together butter, sugar, and brown sugar. Add eggs one at a time. Add vanilla. Add yogurt. Stir in dry ingredients until combined. Stir in banana and lemon juice mixture.

5. Evenly spread in bundt pan. Bake for 65-70 minutes, until golden brown and a toothpick inserted comes out clean.

6. Immediately place in the freezer for 45 minutes. Remove pan from freezer; take cake out and place on a cooling rack (or desired place to drizzle ganache).